Strong Dollar, Merger News
Are Expected to Lift Stocks

U.S. stocks are expected to open slightly higher on Monday in reaction to further gains in the dollar against the euro and following news of several big takeovers.

The euro fell to 1.0260 Monday morning, a record low against the dollar, as peace talks in Kosovo collapsed. The European currency rebounded from that low, but it remains more than 12% below its level when it was launched at the start of the year. The dollar eased against...